Community Action

We are passionate about people

In both Milton Keynes and further afield one of our key aims is to support those in need, and to enable people to be all they are destined to be. This can take many shapes, from practical support such as emergency food or shelter, to friendship and prayer support for those impacting communities overseas.

Speaking English

Free English classes every Wednesday

Every Wednesday morning during term-time we hold free speaking English classes at The Ridgeway Centre. This is a great chance for people who don't have English as their first language to practice and develop their skills. The classes are open to people of all abilities.

The classes start at 9:30am and end at 11:30am.To join, come along to a class. You can complete an application form on the day.

Volunteers welcome

We are looking to expand our volunteer team, either short-term or long-term. No experience is necessary, just a willingness to engage in conversation with students of varying English language ability.

ESL students seeking to add experience to their CVs would be most welcome.

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Foodbank

Think hunger is a problem just for the third world? Surprisingly even in a well-off city like Milton Keynes, many people are struggling to put food on the table.

All it takes is a sudden, unexpected event - a bereavement, illness, redundancy or theft - to throw people into a genuine crisis. The Food Bank provides essential food supplies when people need it most.

We are part of this Milton Keynes wide project, and The Ridgeway Centre acts as the North Milton Keynes drop-in point open Wednesdays from 1.30pm to 2.30pm. We can also accept donations of dried and tinned food, which we pass on to the main Foodbank distribution centre.

If you need additional help when the Food Bank is closed, please contact The Church Of Christ The Cornerstone, CMK on 01908 237777.

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Professional counselling and psychotherapy

We support this not-for-profit professional counselling and psychotherapy service through the provision of a therapy room at The Ridgeway Centre. The service, which is by appointment only runs on Tuesday from 8:30am to 5:00pm, and Thursdays from 8:30am to 8:00pm.

The counsellors offer integrative counselling with a person-centred approach. They both have a Christian worldview, which offers the opportunity to consider spiritual or transpersonal issues.

For more details please call: 07544 252050 during office hours.

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sozo

Sozo is a Greek word meaning to save, heal, deliver and preserve. Sozo ministry is not a counselling session but a time of interacting with Father God, Jesus and Holy Spirit for wholeness and pursuit of your destiny.

Sozo is a one-off session. It is a quick ministry and aims to connect you with God (the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit) by dealing with the hurts of the past that stop you from knowing Him. Sessions can run from one to one and a half hours and are conducted by two team members. The Sozo team leader will guide you through prayers of forgiveness, help you to identify and break free from the lies and wounds that have affected you and help you to connect with God. The seconder will write down the promises you hear from God so you can take them away with you. You will need to be willing to be proactive in sharing pictures God may give you in the prayer time and to expect God to speak to you.

Winter Night Shelter

Warm beds and hot food for the winter months

Working with a team of other churches across Milton Keynes, the Winter Shelter Project provides a warm dry bed and hot food throughout the cold weather months of December, January and February. It can, quite literally, be a lifesaver for those who would otherwise be faced with sleeping rough on the streets of our city.

In addition, the project helps people to get off the streets and into longer term or permanent accommodation.

Overseas

Connections Around The Globe

We are a church with representatives from many nations, and we consider it important to reach out to those in need around the globe. These are projects and people we support as a whole church. Many individuals in the church also have a heart for other countries and projects.